Tiger Woods is on fire and charging up the The Players leaderboard

A spate of bogeys from Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, and a couple others late Friday night suddenly shifted the cut line at the Players Championship and gave Tiger Woods new life. For much of the afternoon, it looked like Tiger would miss the cut by a shot at TPC Sawgrass. Then came that late adjustment just before 7 p.m. ET and the top 70 (and ties) now included all those at 1-under. Tiger got another shot at 36 more holes. It was a gift not just to him but it turns out for all of us, too, as he’s now torching TPC Sawgrass to the ground early on Saturday morning. Woods poured in five birdies in his first seven holes of the third round, making a dramatic leap up the board. He started the day